H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Sloane Stephens vs Shuai Zhang H2H: 3-3

Sloane Stephens and Shuai Zhang are tied 3–3 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on hard courts, while Sloane Stephens leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Shuai Zhang won the 2020 Australian Open first round 2-6 7-5 6-2.

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Sloane Stephens
United States Age 33 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 3
6 main-draw meetings
Shuai Zhang
China Age 37 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Shuai Zhang #35 2-6 7-5 6-2 Sloane Stephens #27 Match data Jan 22, 2020* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Sloane Stephens #15 7-5 6-4 Shuai Zhang #31 Match data Sep 24, 2019* R64 Wuhan Open Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Shuai Zhang #34 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2 Sloane Stephens #13 Match data Jan 17, 2018* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Shuai Zhang #36 6-3 6-1 Sloane Stephens #19 Match data Jun 14, 2014* QF Birmingham Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Sloane Stephens #17 6-4 6-0 Shuai Zhang #125 Match data May 24, 2013* R16 Brussels Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Sloane Stephens #131 6-4 6-2 Shuai Zhang #88 Match data Aug 3, 2011* R64 San Diego Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Sloane Stephens #209 #3 5,727 1,952 303 249 54.9% 1 1 0 1 5 8
Shuai Zhang #54 #22 1,905 1,857 232 294 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Sloane Stephens Shuai Zhang
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2010 2–3 40.0% #204 1,519 0 0 2006 0–1 0.0% #203 1,495 0 0
18 2011 7–9 43.8% #96 1,580 0 0 2007 0–3 0.0% #149 1,464 0 0
19 2012 21–17 55.3% #38 1,709 0 0 2008 0–6 0.0% #235 1,412 0 0
20 2013 40–22 64.5% #12 1,827 0 0 2009 2–1 66.7% #154 1,467 0 0
21 2014 20–19 51.3% #36 1,732 0 0 2010 3–4 42.9% #90 1,492 0 0
22 2015 34–20 63.0% #30 1,787 0 1 2011 8–22 26.7% #126 1,445 0 0
23 2016 21–10 67.7% #35 1,755 0 4 2012 2–6 25.0% #127 1,457 0 0
24 2017 15–8 65.2% #13 1,863 1 5 2013 9–4 69.2% #52 1,598 0 1
25 2018 34–19 64.2% #6 1,920 1 6 2014 18–24 42.9% #61 1,600 0 1
26 2019 22–19 53.7% #25 1,786 1 6 2015 4–12 25.0% #139 1,518 0 1
27 2020 4–11 26.7% #39 1,641 1 6 2016 26–21 55.3% #23 1,774 0 1
28 2021 18–17 51.4% #65 1,759 1 6 2017 23–24 48.9% #36 1,774 0 2
29 2022 18–17 51.4% #37 1,785 1 7 2018 28–27 50.9% #40 1,726 0 2
30 2023 21–20 51.2% #47 1,789 1 7 2019 18–23 43.9% #40 1,681 0 2
31 2024 19–21 47.5% #74 1,688 1 8 2020 12–10 54.5% #35 1,733 0 2
32 2025 0–5 0.0% #479 1,603 1 8 2021 15–24 38.5% #60 1,631 0 2
33 2026 7–12 36.8% #209 1,699 1 8 2022 34–26 56.7% #25 1,733 0 3
34 — — — — — — — 2023 4–18 18.2% #245 1,524 0 3
35 — — — — — — — 2024 5–12 29.4% #205 1,574 0 3
36 — — — — — — — 2025 10–7 58.8% #81 1,731 0 3
37 — — — — — — — 2026 11–19 36.7% #54 1,698 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Sloane Stephens Shuai Zhang
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 2010 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2011 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2007 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2012 12 10 22 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2008 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2013 29 16 45 64.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2009 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
21 2014 11 10 21 52.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2010 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2015 20 13 33 60.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 2011 7 17 24 29.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2016 10 6 16 62.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2012 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2017 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 2019 10 13 23 43.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2015 1 6 7 14.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2020 3 8 11 27.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2016 24 15 39 61.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 2021 6 11 17 35.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 2017 18 14 32 56.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 2022 13 9 22 59.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 2018 22 19 41 53.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 2023 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2019 11 15 26 42.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 2024 8 13 21 38.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 2025 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 6 13 19 31.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5%
33 2026 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2022 22 15 37 59.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 8 3 11 72.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 4 10 14 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 7 9 16 43.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career — 186 163 349 53.3% 93 67 160 58.1% 24 19 43 55.8% — 168 191 359 46.8% 38 72 110 34.5% 26 31 57 45.6%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 520/552 of Sloane Stephens's and 495/529 of Shuai Zhang's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Sloane Stephens Shuai Zhang
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
17 2010 5/5 0.6 3.6 64.1% 58.7% 39.2% 42.2% 62.2% 52.1% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2011 16/16 1.4 3.0 59.3% 59.3% 47.2% 41.8% 52.7% 54.1% 43.8% 2007 1/3 0.0 2.0 55.8% 62.1% 39.1% 42.9% 100.0% 51.9% 22.7%
19 2012 36/38 1.7 3.6 62.4% 61.6% 46.4% 48.6% 43.2% 55.6% 45.1% 2008 6/6 0.8 3.2 68.8% 53.0% 45.1% 47.6% 38.3% 50.3% 38.5%
20 2013 58/62 2.1 2.7 64.9% 63.2% 45.5% 49.3% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8% 2009 2/3 0.0 4.0 65.6% 47.9% 49.0% 39.4% 37.9% 48.5% 42.7%
21 2014 37/39 1.7 2.4 68.3% 62.0% 46.2% 53.8% 38.4% 57.0% 41.9% 2010 6/7 0.2 5.3 72.2% 51.8% 31.0% 48.7% 46.7% 46.1% 42.2%
22 2015 44/54 2.4 2.3 61.6% 65.6% 54.6% 58.0% 54.1% 61.5% 42.6% 2011 28/30 0.6 2.5 69.3% 54.9% 39.3% 47.4% 41.5% 50.2% 39.4%
23 2016 29/31 2.0 1.8 65.8% 64.5% 49.5% 52.7% 47.8% 59.4% 44.8% 2012 8/8 1.1 3.0 64.8% 56.8% 35.6% 43.8% 44.0% 49.6% 41.2%
24 2017 22/23 1.1 1.5 67.7% 61.0% 47.2% 59.8% 54.5% 56.6% 41.8% 2013 11/13 1.5 1.5 64.9% 68.1% 47.0% 62.4% 49.6% 60.4% 48.0%
25 2018 47/53 0.8 1.5 69.8% 62.1% 49.9% 51.8% 51.5% 58.5% 47.2% 2014 38/42 1.2 1.9 68.5% 57.4% 45.2% 51.5% 49.8% 53.8% 43.0%
26 2019 39/41 1.0 1.7 69.4% 59.9% 47.7% 47.6% 43.1% 56.2% 44.2% 2015 14/16 1.6 2.8 66.9% 60.1% 45.8% 51.2% 59.4% 55.0% 42.9%
27 2020 15/15 2.2 2.0 69.5% 61.1% 47.1% 50.2% 44.4% 56.6% 40.0% 2016 38/50 0.9 1.7 66.2% 58.7% 48.2% 49.5% 56.1% 55.2% 45.5%
28 2021 35/35 1.5 2.1 69.1% 59.7% 46.9% 57.7% 45.3% 55.7% 42.8% 2017 44/47 2.9 2.7 63.5% 65.5% 43.9% 54.0% 49.5% 57.6% 44.3%
29 2022 35/35 1.2 2.1 71.3% 60.8% 45.5% 51.6% 51.8% 56.4% 44.7% 2018 55/55 2.3 2.6 63.7% 63.6% 46.9% 52.4% 47.8% 57.3% 43.7%
30 2023 40/41 1.1 2.2 69.4% 60.6% 45.7% 51.1% 51.2% 56.1% 43.8% 2019 41/41 2.1 2.8 62.7% 62.5% 44.0% 51.7% 47.7% 55.7% 41.9%
31 2024 40/40 0.8 1.6 72.9% 58.8% 49.8% 46.9% 39.1% 55.9% 42.6% 2020 22/22 2.0 2.5 67.4% 61.9% 48.0% 48.9% 50.6% 57.2% 43.0%
32 2025 3/5 1.0 2.7 64.5% 54.1% 31.3% 50.1% 42.1% 46.2% 40.7% 2021 39/39 1.5 2.9 64.7% 59.8% 43.1% 53.0% 43.0% 54.0% 39.9%
33 2026 19/19 0.9 2.0 66.5% 57.5% 47.5% 54.6% 45.5% 54.2% 39.3% 2022 58/60 2.1 2.2 65.7% 64.3% 48.1% 45.8% 47.7% 58.8% 42.2%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 22/22 1.2 2.9 61.1% 57.6% 39.6% 41.4% 52.3% 50.6% 37.3%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 17/17 1.5 2.1 64.9% 61.4% 43.5% 45.0% 40.9% 55.0% 39.3%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 15/18 2.6 2.9 67.0% 60.0% 39.9% 39.2% 47.8% 53.4% 45.4%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 30/30 1.4 2.1 68.8% 60.1% 47.4% 54.3% 41.8% 56.1% 39.5%
Career — 520/552 1.5 2.2 67.3% 61.4% 47.7% 51.6% 47.6% 56.9% 43.7% — 495/530 1.7 2.5 65.6% 60.9% 44.8% 49.9% 48.0% 55.3% 42.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Sloane Stephens Shuai Zhang
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 2010 1519 108.2 -1.34 +0.26 0.895 47.8% — +19 — 40.0% -1.10 — 2–0 — -0.36 2006 1495 104.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.25
18 2011 1581 116.3 -0.64 -0.35 0.955 48.8% +19 -78 — 40.6% -0.69 1–1 2–0 — +0.03 2007 1464 103.0 -1.60 +0.26 0.473 38.5% +16 — — 0.0% -2.67 — 0–1 — -0.21
19 2012 1709 130.0 +0.14 +1.30 1.016 50.3% -38 -86 -53 52.7% +0.20 9–8 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 +0.59 2008 1413 101.8 -1.83 -2.28 0.775 44.3% +21 — — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 0–2 — -0.06
20 2013 1827 148.1 +1.68 +1.63 1.037 50.8% -16 -126 -97 58.2% +0.39 17–7 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 109.7 +0.29 2009 1468 120.7 +2.65 +2.50 0.830 45.6% +21 — — 66.7% +0.33 — 1–0 — -0.05
21 2014 1733 132.5 +1.10 -0.90 0.974 49.4% +23 -27 -2 51.7% -0.02 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 100.3 +0.75 2010 1492 103.6 -3.51 -1.21 0.783 44.3% +26 — — 37.5% -1.19 2–0 1–1 — +0.51
22 2015 1787 143.0 +3.00 +2.02 1.106 52.3% -23 -18 -9 60.9% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–1 (91%) 104.6 -2.66 2011 1445 108.6 -4.27 -3.16 0.790 44.9% +24 +34 — 30.8% -1.57 3–4 (43%) 1–6 (14%) 96.1 -0.05
23 2016 1756 122.0 +2.14 +0.81 1.106 52.0% -20 +53 +23 60.9% +0.56 7–2 (78%) 8–2 (80%) 107.2 +0.83 2012 1457 113.5 -2.34 +0.08 0.817 45.5% +14 — — 23.5% -1.71 1–0 0–1 — -0.17
24 2017 1864 153.6 +0.98 +1.17 0.964 49.2% +11 — — 57.7% +0.35 8–0 (100%) 4–2 (67%) 111.8 -1.70 2013 1599 123.5 +2.33 +1.26 1.212 54.5% -6 — — 70.4% +1.52 0–1 2–0 — +0.48
25 2018 1921 157.9 +2.48 +3.98 1.139 52.7% +6 -17 — 61.0% +0.94 10–9 (53%) 3–7 (30%) 96.1 -0.56 2014 1600 117.2 -1.75 -0.53 0.931 48.5% -53 -65 +35 42.9% -0.46 10–6 (63%) 4–4 (50%) 105.2 +0.61
26 2019 1786 136.3 -0.49 +1.33 1.009 50.2% -24 +182 -21 52.6% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 11–2 (85%) 104.6 +1.76 2015 1518 110.7 -2.05 -0.11 0.952 48.8% -20 -5 — 33.3% -0.83 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 92.0 -0.54
27 2020 1641 114.3 +0.15 -1.60 0.922 48.1% +16 +243 — 37.8% -0.68 1–6 (14%) 1–1 — +1.57 2016 1775 138.9 -0.62 +2.34 1.016 50.3% +20 -282 — 52.6% +0.18 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -0.50
28 2021 1760 134.1 -0.59 +0.37 0.967 49.3% -115 +157 +83 52.4% -0.19 6–8 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.2 -0.75 2017 1775 137.4 +0.89 +0.70 1.045 51.0% +50 -290 -233 50.9% +0.34 8–10 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 99.0 +0.05
29 2022 1785 140.6 -0.05 +2.25 1.024 50.4% +9 +46 — 50.6% +0.06 7–8 (47%) 2–2 (50%) 98.7 +0.24 2018 1727 132.0 +0.70 +0.72 1.025 50.7% +26 -168 — 52.4% +0.02 5–9 (36%) 9–8 (53%) 96.6 +2.55
30 2023 1790 135.6 -0.42 +1.25 0.998 49.9% -56 +122 — 50.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 -0.37 2019 1682 131.5 -0.59 -1.30 0.946 49.1% -17 -99 -24 47.7% -0.17 4–6 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 102.8 +0.27
31 2024 1689 137.0 -0.42 -0.12 0.965 49.0% -19 +171 +35 47.3% -0.11 6–5 (55%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.59 2020 1733 131.8 0.00 +0.35 1.003 50.0% -62 -39 — 52.0% -0.06 4–2 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 104.9 -0.07
32 2025 1604 109.9 -1.23 +0.23 0.757 43.6% -34 — — 16.7% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 2021 1632 116.8 -1.99 -2.77 0.869 47.1% -13 -16 +97 43.2% -0.80 2–5 (29%) 5–3 (63%) 97.9 +0.69
33 2026 1699 132.4 -1.61 -2.12 0.859 47.0% -20 +56 — 36.6% -1.20 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.66 2022 1733 139.5 +1.53 -0.47 1.023 50.4% -6 -140 +117 53.4% +0.09 6–2 (75%) 11–8 (58%) 106.7 +1.01
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1524 112.2 -4.74 -4.13 0.755 43.8% +90 -25 +193 28.3% -1.61 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 94.2 +0.93
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1575 131.2 -0.87 -2.36 0.873 47.3% +48 — — 35.1% -1.08 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 97.8 -0.76
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1731 134.6 -2.26 +1.21 0.975 49.2% +29 — — 50.0% -0.25 6–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 108.2 -1.06
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1698 130.8 -0.76 -1.95 0.899 47.7% +2 -169 +62 39.7% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 100.8 -0.15
Career — 1952 145.6 +0.68 +1.07 1.013 50.2% -17 +47 -9 53.0% +0.11 97–84 (54%) 69–45 (61%) 107.5 -0.49 — 1858 134.2 -0.75 -0.61 0.945 48.8% +10 -114 +39 45.4% -0.37 63–66 (49%) 64–61 (51%) 103.1 +0.62

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.